A devoted (obsessed) 18 year old girl's views on all-things Yankees, and other random thoughts

CONGRATS, JEET!!!

HE DID IT!

It was only a matter of time until it happened. But even so, I cheered as if I didn’t expect it. Everyone tried to predict when and how it would happen. After the rain out last night, I was disappointed. But I awoke this morning to the sight of sunlight peeking through my blinds, and I knew it was going to be a good day, and that there would indeed be baseball. And where there was baseball, there was a chance at history. And today it came, and I saw it.

Coming off of a season with a career low in batting average, it was important for Derek Jeter to bounce back in 2011. Although voted in as the All-Star shortstop, Jeter’s numbers did not reflect that. But now those numbers don’t seem very important at all. The number that matters to everyone now is 3,000.

What a day for Derek Jeter. He recorded hits 2,999, 3,000, 3,001, 3,002, and 3,003. But he didn’t just get the hits. Just as we are all accustomed to, Jeter did his thing in dramatic fashion.

Could it have been written out any better? Jeter himself said that if someone came to him with that script, he would never buy it. It was a storybook swing. This kind of thing can only happen in Yankee Stadium, to a Yankee – and what a perfect Yankee Jeter is.

I’m so happy I was able to see the moment when it happened. Watching Jeter genuinely smile with an emotional rush of rapture and relief, seeing the teammates greet him at home plate, hearing the unbridled cheers from the loyal Yankee fans, everything. It was amazing.

Derek, congratulations on this incredible milestone. The only Yankee to reach 3,000. The 28th player to. The 2nd to do so with a home run. And if that wasn’t enough, you go 5-for-5 and get the game winning hit? It’s a Yankees Classic for sure.

Seeing Jeter genuinely relieved, and considering how well he swung the stick today, I really think he’s going to turn his season around. He can just focus on the game again, and on the team instead of on his milestone.

While everyone else is focusing on that 3,000, Jeter is focusing on 28. Not 28 as in 28th to reach the milestone – 28 as in World Series Championship. There’s a lot of baseball still left to play. I’m looking forward to it, and I’m looking forward to watching Derek Jeter shine even more.

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